Rhode Island § 45-69-1 - Coastal Hazards
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§ 45-69-1. Coastal Hazards
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-69-1
§ 45-69-1. Coastal hazards.
For the purposes of coastal hazards, including sea level rise and coastal flooding, the state’s twenty-one (21) coastal communities are authorized to adopt the coastal resources management council’s (CRMC) coastal hazard application process applicable to a local overlay district bounded by the seven-foot (7′) sea level rise, plus one hundred- year (100) recurrence coastal storm as specified by the CRMC’s shoreline change special area management plan. This local overlay district shall be for the purposes of assessing coastal hazard risk of structures by applicants seeking local building permits.
History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 214, § 1, effective July 7, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 325, § 1, effective
July 9, 2021.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-69-1 ("Coastal Hazards") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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